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 Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:37 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:58 pm
Yeah, I heard about that. This is what I posted in a thread about it before this one, since I still feel the same way: Digital Malevolence Wow! That sounds terrible. Then later when I was asked why I thought that: Digital Malevolence Lets see, the average 'metalhead' used in the term of the idiot who yells out "SLAYER!" at every moment possible, will be there. Plus with those big four names in Metal with possible other ones will make the tickets a ridiculously high price, especially for a not so special concert, plus there will be endorsements galore! You'll have billboards literally being shoved down your throat. The whole venue will most likes be packed to the teeth with fat sweaty Metal fans and all food and drinks will be even more over priced then at regular concerts. Sure, that sounds awesome! (sarcasm btw)
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:29 pm
Doin' it for the billz, of course. I dunno how you feel about this lineup, Kas, but to me it's an expensive ******** of four of the most overrated bands in metal.
Also, Mastodon is a stupid choice for a gig in Poland, IMHO. They got Behemoth on board, couldn't they have gotten Vader too?
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:07 pm
I just have to say (Digi) that I have a pet peeve about people incorrectly using the word "literally".
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:40 pm
Volvy I just have to say (Digi) that I have a pet peeve about people incorrectly using the word "literally". I'm pretty sure I used it correctly. Merrium-Webster Dictionary Main Entry: lit·er·al·ly
Pronunciation: ˈli-tə-rə-lē, ˈli-trə-lē, ˈli-tər-lē
Function: adverb
Date: 1533
1 : in a literal sense or manner : actually
2 : in effect : virtually
usage Since some people take sense 2 to be the opposite of sense 1, it has been frequently criticized as a misuse. Instead, the use is pure hyperbole intended to gain emphasis, but it often appears in contexts where no additional emphasis is necessary.
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:00 pm
Ash: I saw M bands before. I'm not interested in Anthrax at all. And Slayer is just not enough to drag me to Warsaw. That would lead to the conclusion: not to go unless they give me tickets for free.
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Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:20 pm
Unless you think people there will physically lift a billboard, fold it up, insert it in your mouth and start pushing, no you didn't. If I say "my mom will literally bite my head off" it's wrong, because she isn't actually removing my head with her teeth. If I say "I will literally eat that whole pizza" it's right, as long as I actually do it. It just annoys me when it's used for figurative statements, because that negates the entire purpose of the word, which is to differentiate literal statements from figurative ones. P.S. This peeve may be an outgrowth of my college years. I was, after all, an English major. Digital Malevolence Volvy I just have to say (Digi) that I have a pet peeve about people incorrectly using the word "literally". I'm pretty sure I used it correctly. Merrium-Webster Dictionary Main Entry: lit·er·al·ly
Pronunciation: ˈli-tə-rə-lē, ˈli-trə-lē, ˈli-tər-lē
Function: adverb
Date: 1533
1 : in a literal sense or manner : actually
2 : in effect : virtually
usage Since some people take sense 2 to be the opposite of sense 1, it has been frequently criticized as a misuse. Instead, the use is pure hyperbole intended to gain emphasis, but it often appears in contexts where no additional emphasis is necessary.
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Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:48 pm
Volvy Unless you think people there will physically lift a billboard, fold it up, insert it in your mouth and start pushing, no you didn't. If I say "my mom will literally bite my head off" it's wrong, because she isn't actually removing my head with her teeth. If I say "I will literally eat that whole pizza" it's right, as long as I actually do it. It just annoys me when it's used for figurative statements, because that negates the entire purpose of the word, which is to differentiate literal statements from figurative ones. P.S. This peeve may be an outgrowth of my college years. I was, after all, an English major. Well, I could see where you are coming from. It seems perfectly fine to me to use it for giving the image of that actually happening which is what I was going for. If I used 'figuratively' it just wouldn't have had the right presence or effect I was going for. So I disagree. Besides, in a way it is being shoved down your throats, people put their logos and events on everything. I once at a pancake shaped like the logo of the restaurant I was eating at. Sure it may not have been in billboard form, but if you blew it up and shoved it on a sign it damn well could have been. They do stuff like that at certain events, like put logos on straws, cakes, etc.
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:41 pm
I understand what you were going for, and clearly saying "figuratively" just makes it sound weak.
My point is that if you use a word for effect without regard for its definition, you water down both the meaning and the impact of the word, rendering it useless.
Most people wouldn't even bring it up (let's be honest, I doubt many people who use the word even know what it means) but as I said, it's a pet peeve of mine.
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Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:46 pm
Yeah I know.
I have weird pet peeve's too, like mispronunciations. I hate when people pronounce epitome as epi-tome. ITS ******** EPITOME, E-PIT-O-ME! mad
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:14 pm
Digital Malevolence Yeah I know. I have weird pet peeve's too, like mispronunciations. I hate when people pronounce epitome as epi-tome. ITS ******** EPITOME, E-PIT-O-ME! mad LMAO! xp I know what you mean. You get a lot of that on college campuses too, since half the students are morons trying to sound smarter than they really are.
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Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:08 pm
Volvy Digital Malevolence Yeah I know. I have weird pet peeve's too, like mispronunciations. I hate when people pronounce epitome as epi-tome. ITS ******** EPITOME, E-PIT-O-ME! mad LMAO! xp I know what you mean. You get a lot of that on college campuses too, since half the students are morons trying to sound smarter than they really are. I just get to hear people say words wrong all the time while I'm at work. But its nothing compared the stupidity I get. Did you know the average person can't read a scale?
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:59 pm
I had a similar moment at work last weekend. I was reading some announcements on a bulletin board near the time clock. There was a line that said "they'll will" that made me cringe. I asked my manager for some correction fluid. After I had painted over the 'll and handed the bottle back to her, she gave me a look that seemed to ask, "Are you insane?" Grammar is serious business! scream
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:09 am
Digital Malevolence Yeah I know. I have weird pet peeve's too, like mispronunciations. I hate when people pronounce epitome as epi-tome. ITS ******** EPITOME, E-PIT-O-ME! mad Note for self: do not ever speak to Digi - he'll kill you wink
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:46 am
Digital Malevolence Did you know the average person can't read a scale? I try not to think about how little the average person can do. It's depressing.
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